Arrow of God

Does having a fixed mindset restrain people from experiencing and enjoying new opportunities? My answer is yes. In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, this becomes apparent in some situations. The main protagonist, Okonkwo, shows many times that he has a fixed mindset and is unwilling to adapt to the new ways showing themselves to the Ibo people. “Then they came to the tree from which Okonkwo’s body was dangling, and they stopped dead” (Achebe 127). By restricting himself from adapting, Okonkwo decides

Rome for a higher education, but left because he wanted to only please God. Leaving school, he went to the desert, and stayed at the church of St. Peter. This is thought to be the place of St. Benedict’s first miracle. Through prayer, he supposedly mended a broken sieve, which was lent to his nurse (3). Although, he left the Church of St. Peter, to live in isolation in a cave. While living in the cave and being a servant of God, he became famous through the country. Many people came to him for prayer

Okonkwo is an entirely self-made man. He started adulthood with nothing, his father couldn’t give him anything, he was nearly as unsuccessful as he could be. Okonkwo’s departure from his father’s way of life was stark. His father Unoka was lazy, he neglected the future and took his survival for granted. He was a debtor, notorious for owing most of the tribe, on the occasion that he did acquire money, he spent it all on palm-wine and drank his life away. His philosophy was that life should be enjoyed

that appear repeatedly in works of fiction. Many of these appear to be universal, pervasive across time and culture. This paper will serve to compare and contrast patterns of fiction, archetypes, and philosophies found within two works of fiction. Arrow of God, a novel by Chinua Achebe, is about an African priest, Ezeulu, and his struggle with maintaining unity within his village during the British colonization of Africa during the 1920's. The film Blade Runner is a work of science fiction in which robotic

The Sacred Romance which was written by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge talks about the many different parts and how God made us to feel and have life experiences that all effect our heart and how we perceive the world. One of the biggest parts of the book include the author talking about his roots and where he came from and this gave the whole book a more personal feel and when the author becomes vulnerable with what he shares makes this book more personal for everyone that reads the book. They talk

“Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering.” (Edwards) This was said by Jonathan Edwards during his famous fire and brimstone sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. This quote symbolizes that the path to hell is an easy one to go down. Edwards uses this detailed and honest way of speaking that both scares you and compels you to listen. However, Edwards used more than just imagery to hook you on his words, he used lots of figures of speech to get his point across. Jonathan

the love god. Eros’ name meant love in Greek, and Cupid translates to desire in Latin. Eros was the Greek God of love and Cupid was the Roman God of love and the Roman version of Cupid. Eros was originally a primeval god; however, later tradition crowned him to be the son of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, the Greek God of beauty. On the other hand, Cupid is a little more mysterious and many theories circulated about his ancestry. Some people reckon he was the son of Vulcan, the Roman God of Fire, whilst

and the past teachings of puritans , but appealing to the audience’s emotions was most effective. Jonathan Edwards used emotions to get through the audience’s head, particularly the fear technique. He made them believe God had everybody’s fate in his hands, and one wrong move, and God could drop you to burn in hell. Everyone during this time fear the unknown. We don’t know if it’s the end of our being, or the beginning of an everlasting life. What we don’t know we make great strides to knowing what

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", Jonathan Edwards uses pathos, imagery, and analogy to persuade his audience in his speech. Pathos contributed to the persuasion in Edwards's speech. For instance, Edwards says "...washed the from their sins in his own blood and rejoicing in hope of the glory of God. How awful is it to be left behind in such a day!". Here, Jonathan Edwards attempts to convict audience with topics that are familiar to the Puritans such as the second coming of Christ. When

excert from Sinners in the Hands of an angry God, writen by Jonathan Edwards shows how he uses literary devices in order to persuade his audience. The literary deices he uses are personification similys, and imagery throughout his writing, in order to pursuade his audience not to sin and be good. In the excerpt Edward uses personification to persuade his audience. For example when stateing “...Justice bends the arrow.” This means Justice is bending an arrow, which is impossible because Justice is not